Ordinary life: the plenty and thick of it.

This disarmingly simple poem by Lisel Mueller is called Curriculum Vitae and describes a long life in 20 short stanzas with allusions to the great events of history.

The Latin phrase – the course of a life – carries echoes of the various meanings of curriculum – a course, a race, even a fast chariot.

Time feels like that sometimes, one event coming hard on the heels of another. I’m reminded today of the wonderful Storytelling for Health conference in Swansea last month. A gift of a conference – so many intriguing sessions all connected through story.